Woman Grandmaster Vita Kryvoruchko examines Game 17 of the 1957 match between world champion Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily
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“Live” from the 2016 Metro Class Championships – Beginner Breakdown
Mike Kummer looks at Class D and U1200 games from the Saint Louis Metro Class Championships. Hear about
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Secret of True Happiness Revealed! – Beginner Breakdown
Mike Kummer gives a Groundhog Day special featuring games from the recent tournament “Chess Like it Oughta Be.”
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Aggressive Games with King Safety Issues – FM Aviv Friedman
FIDE Master Aviv Friedman looks at older games between strong players. The openings are aggressive and the games
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Zig-zag for the win | Cool Chess Puzzle #15 (Nicolas Rossolimo)
Careful not to end up in a theoretically drawn endgame in this composition by Nicolas Rossolimo. What is
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The Scotch Game – Chess Openings Explained
Jonathan Schrantz teaches the Scotch Game, an underestimated opening that releases tension in the center early. Besides two
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King & Pawn Endgames from Holiday Chess – Beginner Breakdown
Mike Kummer gives a very educational tour of the Club’s 2015 Holiday Chess Tournament. The games culminated with
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The Worst of the 2015 Club Championship – Beginner Breakdown
Mike Kummer recaps the lower boards from the Chess Club Championship. These are actually probably not the “worst”
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Games from Ferguson – Beginner Breakdown – 2015.10.20
Mike Kummer teaches a very basic class. Kummer shows games from kids in the Ferguson-Florissant School District who
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Botvinnik vs. Tal | World Championship 1960 – GM Ben Finegold – 2015.10.08
Grandmaster Ben Finegold tells the story of the 1960 World Championship match. Hear humorous anecdotes of the Soviet
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